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Planning and Zoning Commission
REGULAR MEETING
City of College Station
1101 Texas Avenue
January 16, 2003
6:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Floyd, Hall, McMath, Shafer, Trapani, White and
Williams
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Happ and Maloney.
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Brown, Development Services
Director Templin, City Planner Kee, Development
Manager Ruiz, Assistant Development Manager George,
Senior Planner Battle, Staff Planners Hitchcock, Reeves,
and Flanery, Transportation Planner Fogle, Assistant
City Engineer McCully, Graduate Civil Engineers
Cotter and Thompson, Assistant City Attorney Nemcik,
Action Center Representative Kelly, and Staff Assistant
Hazlett.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Hear Citizens.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Public Comment for the Record.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consent Agenda.
3.1 Approved the Final Plat for A &M Church of Christ consisting of 1 lot on 29.35 acres located at
2475 Earl Rudder Freeway. (02 -262)
3.2 Approved the Preliminary Plat for Gold Subdivision consisting of 1 lot and a reserve tract
totaling 38.276 acres of land located on Raymond Stotzer Parkway in the City's ETJ. (02 -264)
REGULAR AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration, discussion and possible action for request(s) for absence
from meetings.
None.
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AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on a Rezoning from C -1
General Commercial to C -2 Commercial Industrial for 5.96 acres located at 1501 Associates Avenue
behind Sam's Warehouse. (02 -268)
Staff Planner Flanery presented the Staff Report stating that Staff recommends approval of the rezoning.
The applicant is requesting a rezoning in order to develop the property as an office /warehouse complex,
which may also include some commercial industrial tenants. She explained that the Land Use Plan and
30/60 Study support the rezoning, as does the existing natural buffer, access, and location of the subject
property. There was some brief discussion regarding the floodplain area. It was also pointed out that
Associates Drive is a City -owned alley.
Chairman Floyd opened the public hearing.
Bo Miles, 341 Landsburg, the developer agreed that the C -2 zoning is appropriate for the area and explained
that a fill order and resulting Lomar brought the subject property out of the floodplain. Staff clarified for the
Commission that the infill work on the subject property was done in accordance with appropriate standards.
Sherry Ellison, 2705 Brookway Drive expressed concerns regarding traffic, lighting, height limitations, and
floodplain issues. She also asked what the proposed businesses are that would require an industrial rating for
the property.
Ms. Flanery stated that all standards must be met. She pointed out that according to the Zoning Ordinance,
the building height limitation is 35' for C -2 property that abuts R -1.
Dick Reese, 2611 Sandalwood, expressed concerns regarding noise.
Kelly Templin explained that noise issues are covered in the City's ordinances and those calls and complaints
are handled by the College Station Police Department.
Chairman Floyd closed the public hearing.
Commissioner McMath motioned to approve the rezoning and was seconded by Commissioner Trapani. The
motioned carried 7 -0.
FOR: Floyd, Trapani, White, Hall, Williams, Shafer, and McMath.
AGAINST: None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Consideration, discussion and possible action re: Demographic
Information for College Station.
Staff Planner Fletcher presented key demographic trends and other indicative findings that will be useful in
guiding the planning policies, the City's future and in the decision making process for the Commission. The
following are some of the key trends that were discussed:
• College Station population growth
• Increase in median age
• Expansion of the city limits
• Increase in total housing units
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